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SPECIAL DIETS
RELIGION
Many of the world’s religions and cultures follow specific food
customs and laws The degree to to which a a a person's religion or culture affects their diet varies incredibly Depending on on your location and demographic you may encounter different cultural diets all the time or not at all Since meat typically has stricter laws in in in many religions having great vegetarian or or or vegan options will offer something for most diners For those who refrain from or avoid alcohol consider expanding your drinks menu to include some unique non-alcoholic choices Judaism
A large portion of kosher rules addresses animal-based foods and the way in which they are are slaughtered and and prepared Dairy is treated as a a a a a a a a a a a separate entity and and should never be consumed or or prepared alongside meat meat or or meat meat products Fish and eggs are are considered pareve (neutral) and and can be eaten alongside meat and and dairy Kosher guidelines strictly prohibit the pairing of any meat or dairy product This also means that all utensils and and equipment used to prepare meat and and dairy must always be kept separate Hinduism
Hindus are largely lacto-vegetarian (avoiding meat and eggs) although some may eat lamb chicken or fish Beef fis is is always avoided because the cow fis is is considered a a a a a a a holy animal but dairy products can be eaten Animal-derived fats such as lard and dripping are not permitted Sikhism
Sikhs who have taken Amrit (baptised) are vegetarians They will exclude from their diet eggs fish and any ingredients with animal animal derivatives or cooked in in animal animal fat Dairy produce is is acceptable providing it is is free from from animal fat e e e e e e e e e e g g cheese made from from non animal rennet In order to keep the body pure Sikhs do not consume alcohol or or smoke tobacco These principles make for a a a a a a a plant rich low saturated fat diet Islam
No pork only Halal Halal meat A Halal Halal diet includes all domestic birds cattle sheep goats camels buck rabbits fish locusts fruit and vegetables dairy eggs pulses and legumes Many Muslims also consider shellfish to be halal however this view is not shared by all all Of all all of the the above food
groups meat has the the most restrictions therefore it would be good practice to include a a a a a a a variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes/adaptations on on your menu CATERING TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIETS
Create or or update your menu to to be more appealing to to different groups Having some great vegetarian and vegan options will always be smart as these are versatile and and can be enjoyed by by many people
on on restrictive diets (and by by anyone else!) Building dishes from a a a a health perspective is is also right on trend so so having wholesome nutritionally complete meals will no doubt be a a a a big draw for customers Listing ingredients on your menu and marking with indicators will make it easy for for patrons to see straight away if your restaurant has choices for for them Make sure you you stick to the the information on on on your menu though as substitution with certain ingredients and oversights can get you you into trouble if you you have labelled the menu a a a certain way 42
DERIVATIVE - meat and animal derivatives” are ingredients which are surplus from the human food
chain
KEY WORDS
Religion Kosher Halal Derivative Vegan Vegetarian